Albert
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My Prediction
New York Knicks by 4Alright, let's dive in here, folks. It's the Timberwolves against the Knicks, a game that's sure to be as exciting as a chess match with your taciturn Uncle Jerry.
Now, Anthony Edwards for the Timberwolves is coming in hot. His recent stats are pretty impressive with an average of 25.2 points per game last month, a slight drop from his season average of 25.9 points, which can only mean he's leaving room for his teammates, right? Take Julius Randle for instance, maybe he's not lighting up the board, but an average of 18.6 points and 7.6 rebounds last month are not potato chip crumbs on the couch.
Flipping the coin, we have the Knicks. Karl-Anthony Towns, this man can average 26.5 points and haul 14.0 rebounds a game without breaking a sweat. He's really set the mark for 'the need to succeed'. And Jalen Brunson? With his 27.7 points on average last month, he's been signing up more numbers on the scoreboard than a math teacher with a chalk and a blackboard.
Looking at the past encounters - it's been like a ping-pong match. Knights won, Wolves won. Wolves won, Knights won again. But very interestingly, the home advantage doesn't seem to be a factor as the away teams have been winning. But, hey. It's basketball. A game where bouncing a ball can amount to millions of dollars.
Coming to the recent results, both teams are in pretty good forms. Minnesota has won three of their last five matches, and the Knicks, well they're looking stronger than your grandma's perfume, having won three as well.
If standings were a beauty competition, the Knicks would come out on top, being in the 3rd position in the Eastern Conference, compared to the Timberwolves who are sitting at 8th in the Western Conference. But let's not forget, in basketball it's the score at the end that matters.
So, weighing everything more efficiently than a fishmonger at the end of the day, I'll take the Knicks to come out on top, probably by a margin slimmer than a supermodel's waistline.
Albert’s Prediction: New York Knicks by 4
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